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The huge seas which pounded the north coast of Cornwall this week have scooped out a vast quantity of the yellow sand from around the base of the pier. It has revealed the base of the pier, which extends out towards the sea.

The pier is named after its designer, the civil engineer John Smeaton, who also designed Charlestown harbour. It was built between 1767 to 1770. It was then the Victorians who created the pier as it looks today.

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Between 1888 and 1890 the pier was extended, which included laying down the massive foundations revealed this week. The sand is likely to be washed back into the harbour soon, possibly in the next round of bad weather.